Rocky Robinson dared: more than 600 mph on a motorcycle

The world motorcycle speed record was set on Sept. 25, 2010, at Bonneville Speedway on the Salt Lake salt flats in the state of Utah. Many records have been set there, not only with motorcycles but also with cars. In fact, with a car there, 1223.657 mph was set as the record by Andy Green with a jet engine-powered Thrust SSC. That was back in 1997 and hasn’t been broken since.

Watch the video of Rocky Robinsin here. SPECTACULAR!

Speed record in kind of driving cigar case

Anyway, thick 600 km/h on two wheels is unimaginably hard. Sitting upright is no way to do that, so Robinson lay in a sort of riding cigar case, which when stationary was held upright by two folding side wheels. This TOP 1 Ack Attack covered the Bonneville Speedway twice, then averaged the speeds of both stints. Because only then will a speed record be recognized.

Fastest woman on two wheels

By the way, the world speed record on a motorcycle for a woman is more recent. Valerie Thompson drove 528.616 mph on her BUB 7 Streamliner. She set that record in 2018 at the Dry Lake racetrack in Australia. The BUB 7 had a 3.0-liter V4 with a sloppy 500 horsepower.

Fastest on an electric motor

This record is even younger. Logical, since there have been no electric motorcycles for that long. The record was set in November 2021. Ex-MotoGP rider Max Biaggi then drove 455.737 km/h on a Voxan Wattman. And so Biaggi could add another streak to his hefty list of victories. He has four world titles in the 250cc road racing class and two world titles in the World Superbike Championship. In MotoGP, he has not advanced beyond second.